<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://tarletonsports.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Tarleton State University Athletics</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/rss.aspx</link><description>Latest news items for Tarleton State University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://tarletonsports.com/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>De La Poza makes walk-off field goal to lift Tarleton State at McNeese, Texans’ 2nd straight 3-0 start</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/12/football-de-la-poza-makes-walk-off-field-goal-to-lift-tarleton-state-at-mcneese-texans-2nd-straight-3-0-start.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/12/football-de-la-poza-makes-walk-off-field-goal-to-lift-tarleton-state-at-mcneese-texans-2nd-straight-3-0-start.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alejandro De La Poza Made a Walk-Off Field Goal to Life Tarleton State at McNeese on Sept. 12, 2026" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/12/Alejandro_De_La_Poza_9-12-26.jpg" /><br /><br />LAKE CHARLES, La. – Tarleton State beat McNeese on a field goal as time expired, a 24-yarder by Alejandro De La Poza, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Texans handled business in their second straight road game of the early season, beating McNeese for the third straight time, 27-24 on Saturday night.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/12/Alejandro_De_La_Poza_9-12-26.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/12/Alejandro_De_La_Poza_9-12-26.jpg"><media:title>Alejandro De La Poza Made a Walk-Off Field Goal to Life Tarleton State at McNeese on Sept. 12, 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/12/Alejandro_De_La_Poza_9-12-26.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:19:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29748</s:story_id></item><item><title>Islanders defeat Tarleton State Volleyball to end home invitational</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/12/womens-volleyball-islanders-defeat-tarleton-state-volleyball-to-end-home-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/12/womens-volleyball-islanders-defeat-tarleton-state-volleyball-to-end-home-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="CCVBRecap" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/12/CCRecap.jpg" /><br /><br />Tarleton State Volleyball (3-6, 0-0) was defeated by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-5, 0-0) in the final match of the Tarleton State Invitational 3-0 (22-25, 18-25, 21-25) on Saturday at Wisdom Gym.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/12/CCRecap.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/12/CCRecap.jpg"><media:title>CCVBRecap</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/12/CCRecap.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 20:47:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29747</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tarleton State Volleyball captures five-set thriller over Denver</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/11/womens-volleyball-tarleton-state-volleyball-captures-five-set-thriller-over-denver.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/11/womens-volleyball-tarleton-state-volleyball-captures-five-set-thriller-over-denver.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="DenverVBRecap" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/11/DenverRecapVB.jpg" /><br /><br />Friday night lights in Wisdom Gym ended in dramatic fashion, with Tarleton State Volleyball (3-5, 0-0) defeating Denver (5-3, 0-0) in a five-set thriller 3-2 (25-23, 23-25, 25-17, 14-25, 15-8).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/DenverRecapVB.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/DenverRecapVB.jpg"><media:title>DenverVBRecap</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/DenverRecapVB.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 22:56:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>13</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29745</s:story_id></item><item><title>Second half flurry boosts Tarleton State to blowout win at Prairie View A&amp;M in shutout fashion</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/11/womens-soccer-second-half-flurry-boosts-tarleton-state-to-blowout-win-at-prairie-view-am-in-shutout-fashion.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/11/womens-soccer-second-half-flurry-boosts-tarleton-state-to-blowout-win-at-prairie-view-am-in-shutout-fashion.aspx</guid><category>Women's Soccer</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tarleton State Soccer's Jessica Baires (Photo Used Sept. 11, 2026)" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Jessica_Baires.jpg" /><br /><br />PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas — After halftime, Tarleton State quickly turned a competitive match into a blowout, leading to a shutout victory for the Texans in Prairie View on Friday night. The Texans (1-2-5) shut out the Prairie View A&M Panthers (0-6-1) at Lady Panther Soccer Field 4-0. Tarleton State head coach Erik Solberg led the Texans to their first win of the season and his first at the helm for the Purple and White.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Jessica_Baires.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Jessica_Baires.jpg"><media:title>Tarleton State Soccer's Jessica Baires (Photo Used Sept. 11, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Jessica_Baires.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:22:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>35</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29746</s:story_id></item><item><title>Texans, Cowboys clash again on Saturday night in Louisiana</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/11/football-texans-cowboys-clash-again-on-saturday-night-in-louisiana.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/11/football-texans-cowboys-clash-again-on-saturday-night-in-louisiana.aspx</guid><category>Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tarleton State Football's Koby Dickens, Avian Rice and Lance Carson (Photo Used Sept. 11, 2026)" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Football_Preview.jpg" /><br /><br />Tarleton State is playing its second straight road game, but its last until mid-October, on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at McNeese. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, with Chaston Tavares, Cody Stroud and Lexi Arabie on the call. The game can be heard on Tarleton Sports Network at 90.5 FM and 93.1 FM in Stephenville and surrounding areas, with Byron Anderson, Kyle Masters, Keltin Wiens and Ty Walker leading the broadcast.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Football_Preview.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Football_Preview.jpg"><media:title>Tarleton State Football's Koby Dickens, Avian Rice and Lance Carson (Photo Used Sept. 11, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Football_Preview.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:02:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29744</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tarleton State Men’s Golf concludes first tournament of 2026-27 in Colorado</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/11/mens-golf-tarleton-state-mens-golf-concludes-first-tournament-of-2026-27-in-colorado.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/11/mens-golf-tarleton-state-mens-golf-concludes-first-tournament-of-2026-27-in-colorado.aspx</guid><category>Men's Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tarleton State Men's Golf's Drew Ironside (Photo Used Sept. 11, 2026)" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Drew_Ironside.jpg" /><br /><br />FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Tarleton State Men's Golf's first tournament of the 2026-27 season concluded on Friday in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Texans placed 15th in the Ram Masters, played at Fort Collins Country Club, hosted by Colorado State. Tarleton State had the second best Round 2 score in the 16-team field on Thursday, shooting +4. That was sandwiched by +19 marks in each Round 1 and Round 3, putting them at +42 for the event.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Drew_Ironside.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Drew_Ironside.jpg"><media:title>Tarleton State Men's Golf's Drew Ironside (Photo Used Sept. 11, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/11/9-11-26_Drew_Ironside.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 20:50:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>36</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29743</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tarleton State Volleyball sweeps Sam Houston to open home invitational</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/10/womens-volleyball-tarleton-state-volleyball-sweeps-sam-houston-to-open-home-invitational.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/10/womens-volleyball-tarleton-state-volleyball-sweeps-sam-houston-to-open-home-invitational.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="TarletonStVolleyball_SamHoustonRecap" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/10/SamHoustonStVBRecap.jpg" /><br /><br />Tarleton State Volleyball started the Tarleton State Invitational with a clean sweep, defeating Sam Houston 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 27-25) on Thursday afternoon in front of 1,543 fans at Wisdom Gym.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/SamHoustonStVBRecap.jpg" /><media:content 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the green" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/10/website_filippa.png" /><br /><br />STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State's Filippa Mortensen was named the United Athletic Conference Women's Golfer of the Week after placing 14th in her collegiate and Texan debut at the Tulane Classic earlier this week.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/website_filippa.png" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/website_filippa.png"><media:title>Filippa Mortensen putting on the green</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/website_filippa.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:58:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29740</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tarleton State Tennis opens fall season at McNeese this weekend</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/10/womens-tennis-tarleton-state-tennis-opens-fall-season-at-mcneese-this-weekend.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/10/womens-tennis-tarleton-state-tennis-opens-fall-season-at-mcneese-this-weekend.aspx</guid><category>Women's Tennis</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="AyaMcNeesePreview" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/10/AyaMcNeesePreview.jpg" /><br /><br />Tarleton State Women's Tennis will open its 2026 fall season Friday at the Cowgirl Invite, hosted by McNeese at the Nancy Hank Tennis Center.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/AyaMcNeesePreview.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/AyaMcNeesePreview.jpg"><media:title>AyaMcNeesePreview</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/10/AyaMcNeesePreview.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:53:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>11</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29739</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tarleton State Men’s Golf opens fall season at Colorado State’s Ram Masters Thursday-Friday</title><link>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/9/mens-golf-tarleton-state-mens-golf-opens-fall-season-at-colorado-states-ram-masters-thursday-friday.aspx</link><guid>https://tarletonsports.com/news/2026/9/9/mens-golf-tarleton-state-mens-golf-opens-fall-season-at-colorado-states-ram-masters-thursday-friday.aspx</guid><category>Men's Golf</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tarleton State Men’s Golf Opens its Fall Season at Colorado State’s Ram Masters (Sept. 9, 2026)" src="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/9/9/9-9-26_at_Colorado_State_1920.jpg" /><br /><br />FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Tarleton State Men's Golf will open their 2026-27 season at the Ram Masters starting Thursday, hosted by Colorado State. Tarleton State had a historic year last season, winning the 2026 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Championship for the first conference title in program history. They had a score of 876 (+12), earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/9/9-9-26_at_Colorado_State_1920.jpg" /><media:content url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/9/9-9-26_at_Colorado_State_1920.jpg"><media:title>Tarleton State Men’s Golf Opens its Fall Season at Colorado State’s Ram Masters (Sept. 9, 2026)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://tarletonsports.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/9/9/9-9-26_at_Colorado_State_1920.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2026 15:21:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>36</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29738</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>